During the 1992–93 English football season, Oldham Athletic competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League, their second season since promotion back to the top flight of English football, and secured a third successive season at this level thanks to a three-match winning run at the end of the season which saved them from relegation on goal difference.

Season summary Oldham started the season well and stood in midtable after eleven games, but struggled thereafter and were bottom of the Premier League with ten games left to play. Two successive wins briefly lifted Oldham out of the relegation zone, but failed to win any of their next four matches and looked dead and buried with three games left to play. For the club to survive relegation, three wins from their final three matches were required, and the Latics had to bank on Crystal Palace gaining no more than one point from their final two matches. Oldham's first game of the final trio was away at second placed Aston Villa, who had to win to have any hope of winning that year's title. In a battling display, Nick Henry scored the winner midway through the first half, a shock result but one that gave hope to an unlikely escape and clinched the first title for 26 years for Oldham's local rivals Manchester United. Three days later, Liverpool were beaten 3–2 at Boundary Park, whilst Crystal Palace gained a draw at Manchester City. For Oldham to survive, they would have to beat fellow strugglers Southampton at home and hope that Crystal Palace were defeated at Arsenal. Having led 4–1 at one point, Oldham survived a late Southampton comeback to win 4–3. Palace lost 3–0 at Arsenal, meaning that the Eagles were relegated on goal difference (-13 versus Oldham's -11), though even if Palace lost only 1–0, they still would've been relegated on goals scored (Oldham had 63 goals scored for them whereas Palace had 48 scored for them).

Final league table

Results Oldham Athletic's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1992 ChelseaA1–120,699Henry 19 August 1992 Crystal PalaceH1–111,063Sharp 22 August 1992 Nottingham ForestH5–311,632Adams, Sharp, Henry, Halle, Bernard 26 August 1992 ArsenalA0–220,796 29 August 1992 Manchester CityA3–327,288Jobson, Milligan, Halle 1 September 1992 Leeds UnitedH2–213,848Olney (2) 5 September 1992 Coventry CityH0–111,254 12 September 1992 Crystal PalaceA2–211,224Olney, Sharp 19 September 1992 Ipswich TownH4–211,150Marshall, Sharp, Halle, Henry 26 September 1992 Blackburn RoversA0–218,393Marshall 4 October 1992 EvertonH1–013,013Jobson 17 October 1992 Sheffield WednesdayA1–224,485Milligan (pen) 24 October 1992 Aston VillaH1–113,457Olney 31 October 1992 SouthamptonA0–110,827 9 November 1992 Norwich CityH2–311,081Sharp, Marshall 21 November 1992 Manchester UnitedA0–333,497 28 November 1992 MiddlesbroughH4–112,401Halle, Pointon, Sharp, Adams 5 December 1992 Queens Park RangersA2–311,804Adams, Olney 12 December 1992 WimbledonA2–53,386Brennan, Milligan 19 December 1992 Tottenham HotspurH2–111,735Sharp, Olney 9 January 1993 Ipswich TownA2–115,025Brennan, Bernard 16 January 1993 Blackburn RoversH0–113,742 23 January 1993 Coventry CityA0–310,544 26 January 1993 Manchester CityH0–114,903 30 January 1993 Nottingham ForestA0–221,240 6 February 1993 ChelseaH3–111,772Henry, Adams, Brennan 13 February 1993 Leeds UnitedA0–227,654 20 February 1993 ArsenalH0–112,311 22 February 1993 Sheffield UnitedA0–214,628 27 February 1993 EvertonA2–218,025Adams (2, 1 pen) 9 March 1993 Manchester UnitedH1–017,106Adams 13 March 1993 Norwich CityA0–119,597 20 March 1993 Queens Park RangersH2–210,946Henry, Adams 22 March 1993 MiddlesbroughA3–212,290Bernard, Olney, Ritchie 3 April 1993 WimbledonH6–211,606Fashanu (own goal), Bernard, Olney (2), Adams, Beckford 7 April 1993 Sheffield WednesdayH1–112,312Pointon 10 April 1993 LiverpoolA0–136,129 13 April 1993 Sheffield UnitedH1–114,795Ritchie 17 April 1993 Tottenham HotspurA1–426,663Beckford 2 May 1993 Aston VillaA1–037,247Henry 5 May 1993 LiverpoolH3–215,381Beckford, Olney (2) 8 May 1993 SouthamptonH4–314,597Pointon, Olney, Ritchie, Halle

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1993 Tranmere RoversH2–213,389Olney, BernardR3R12 January 1993 Tranmere RoversA0–312,525

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Exeter CityA1–04,375HenryR2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Exeter CityH0–0 (won 1–0 on agg)6,269R327 October 1992 Swindon TownA1–08,811BernardR41 December 1992 Cambridge UnitedA0–15,488

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Notes

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